Books - Biopolymers

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The primary categories include:General interest, Polymers and plastics, and Rubber. By selecting one of these categories, the second level of choices appears. For example, in Polymers and plastics, the second level choices include: Additives, Applications, Chemical characterization, Chemistry (polymer types), Environment protection, Health & safety, Formulations, Modeling & computation, Properties, Processing methods, Recycling, Structural materials, and Testing methods. Selection of the second level choice gives many third level choices, including 85 different groups of publications on a particular subject.

Anna & George Wypych, 2016, ISBN 978-1-895198-94-2Databook of nucleating agents contains data on the most important products in use today. Two groups of data are included: data for chemical compounds used for the manufacture of nucleating agents (data included come from many available sources and contain extensive reference) and commercial products (data from a single supplier of material).

Falkiewicz-Dulik, M; Janda, K; Wypych, G, March 2015, ISBN 978-1-895198-87-4This book is about protection of materials and products against colonization and subsequent degradation of their properties. The book contains 11 chapters each devoted to essential aspects related to biodegradation and biostabilization.

George Wypych, February 2015, ISBN 978-1-895198-86-7This book, the first monograph fully devoted to UV degradation and stabilization ever published in English language, has 12 chapters, each discussing different aspect of UV related phenomena occurring when polymeric materials are exposed to UV radiation.

George Wypych, 2015, ISBN 978-1-895198-85-0PVC stabilization, the most important aspect of formulation and performance of this polymer, is discussed in details. This book contains all information required to design successful stabilization formula for any product made out of PVC.

George Wypych, January 2016, ISBN 978-1-895198-91-1This handbook gives direct comparison of general purpose fillers (micron-size fillers) and nanofillers.Over 4,000 research papers, mostly published from 1994 to 2015 (over 1000 new papers in this edition), technical data from over 200 filler and equipment manufacturing companies, and patent literature were reviewed for this comprehensive handbook.

Anna & George Wypych, 2014, ISBN 978-1-895198-68-3The fourth edition of the database had total over 1800 solvents, consisting about 60% solvents having generic chemical name and remaining were industrial solvents which were mixtures of component solvents. The solvents in the database belong to 30 groups listed in the table of contents. It is noticeable that 10 new groups of solvents recently included, are for green solvents.

George Wypych, 2014, ISBN 978-1-895198-83-6This handbook is the first ever book written on the subject of antiblocking, release, and slip additives, which are of high industrial importance. The third edition has included all new information which became available in the last 8 years since the publication of the first edition.